[Bigbee60]

I bought an SX-4 AWD Crossover last December and have been quite happy with it. It replaced an Audi Allroad, so it had big shoes to fill. It is not a good city car gas mileage wise, but if you can mix in some highway miles and if you keep the highway speeds below 70 mph you can average high 20's mpg per tank. Once it hits about 5K miles and is broken in, fuel mileage also improves some. It does have a small gas tank, so the range seldom exceeds 300 miles per tank and is usually about 275 unless you drive with the low fuel light on for awhile (it comes on way to oearly like my Malibus do). Those are the negatives, the positives are many. The car is very peppy and handles a lot like my 2002 Mini did without the crashing ride on bad roads. It can hold four adults in comfort despite it's small size. With the rear seats down, the hatchback can swallow a lot of stuff. All in all, after rebates my Touring II model with auto transmission and all options offered was $17K out the door after negotiation, rebates ($1000) and auto show cash ($500) and including dealer installed accessories including XM Radio, center arm rest, auto dimming mirror, cargo nets, and rear bumper step protector.